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The state-run Transport Company will increase its bus and passenger van services by 3,000 to 9,000 trips per day from April 10-13 to accommodate the sharp rise in the number of passengers expected to travel out of Bangkok ahead of the Songkran holiday. The Transport Company’s managing director, Mr. Jirasak Yaowatsakul, said the increase in services
The last time Thailand witnessed the coronation of a Monarch was almost seven decades ago. Back then, on May 5, 1950, the coronation ceremony began the reign of King Rama IX, making him the ninth king of the Chakri dynasty. Next month, Thai citizens and the whole world will witness this sacred and auspicious event
The tight and ferocious race to seize political control, the foreseen instability of the next administration, no matter who leads it, and the need to achieve some kind of harmony after the royal coronation have kept alive speculation that a national government may emerge in the next few weeks. A traditional, winner-takes-all, post-election government can
Well-known medical cannabis researcher Decha Siripat has insisted that he has a moral obligation to distribute cannabis oil to patients for treatment of some illnesses. The president of the Khao Kwan foundation, a privately-run organization known for its promotion of grass-root agricultural sustainability, said he will report to the authorities tomorrow to answer charges of illegal possession of
A man has been arrested by police on suspicion of the rape and murder of a female German tourist on Koh Si Chang in Thailand’s eastern province of Chon Buri over the weekend. The suspect was identified as Mr. Ronnakorn Romruen, 24, a native of Koh Si Chang who lives in a house not far
After Thai consumer confidence in March recorded the first drop in three months, businesses are pinning their hope on Songkran Festival as a booster of the spirit of spending. Usually, there is an uptick in business during the traditional Thai new year’s celebration. This year, however, there are concerns that haze that is wreaking havoc
The Ministry of Industry will propose to the Cabinet a plan to end within three years sugarcane farmers’ widespread practice of cane burning before harvesting which is largely blamed for smog problem in many areas. The plan will be incorporated into a ministerial regulation to be enforceable during the 2019-20 sugarcane crop year and seeks
Two killed, seven injured in fire at Central World Three persons were killed and another seven injured after fire broke out in an office building of Centara Grand Hotel in the compound of the Central World, Thailand’s biggest shopping complex, in Rajprasong area. Bangkok Governor Aswin Khwanmuang said one of those killed plunged to his
Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda this morning offered high praise to the present government and commended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha for his honesty and selflessness. Referring to him as “my beloved friend,” Gen Prem congratulated the prime minister for having worked with all government agencies to “look after the country to these days.” “I
The Thai Foreign Ministry is considering inviting representatives of the foreign diplomatic corps in Thailand to be reminded of protocols and practices that should be observed. The ministry’s move follows the presence of a group of foreign diplomats at Pathumwan police station last Saturday when Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit reported to acknowledge charges
Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been dealt yet another blow by being stripped by a Royal Command of his rank in the territorial defence volunteer force. The proposal to strip Thaksin of the position, known as “Nai Kong Yai,” was submitted to the Palace by the Interior Ministry, citing the ex-prime minister’s misconduct, including his
Pol Lt-Gen Surachate Hakpan, who was ousted as immigration commissioner over the weekend, has been dealt another blow today when he was transferred to an inactive post attached to the Prime Minister’s Office in an executive order issued by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as the head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). The
The state-run Transport Company will increase its bus and passenger van services by 3,000 to 9,000 trips per day from April 10-13 to accommodate the sharp rise in the number of passengers expected to travel out of Bangkok ahead of the Songkran holiday. The Transport Company’s managing director, Mr. Jirasak Yaowatsakul, said the increase in services
Quote of the week by Anutin Charnvirakul, the leader of Bhumjaithai party
